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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
The Thin Faced.

The man who supervises the hand
ling of the largest passenger traffic in
the world. is Col F. X. Hahn, manager
of our elevated railway system. lie is
slender, scarcely of medium height,
and wears full beard that does not
conceal the fact that he is thin-faced.
1t is asserted by railroad men that this
peculiar type of man is found in the
majority of successful railroad mana
gers. The late Mr.. HoXi was slender
and thin-faced. Jay Gould himself is
small and slender. Fat practical rail
wav men are not common. People
who want to see Col. Haine go to his
Office in Broadway, and are met in the
hallway by mild-mannered old gen.
tleman, who gives TO each visitor a card
on which the visitor must write his
name and business. While the card
goes into the inner Office the visitor
sits in n comfortable char in the outer
Office along with Others who want to
see the Colonel, and reads n card that
tells just what is required Of men who
want to work for the elevated railroad
company, and what Il man can hope for
who S employed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
A Grateful Parson.

"a country parson, in encountering
a storm the past season in the voyage
across the Atlantic, was reminded of the
following:
A clergyman was so unfortunate as 10
be caught in severe gale in the voy-
age out. The water was exceedingly
rough. and the ship persistently buri-
ed her nose in the sea. The rolling
was constant, and at last the good man
got thoroughly frightened. He believ-
ed they were destined for a watery
grave. He asked the captain If he
could not have prayers. The captain
took him by the arm and led him
down to the forecastle. where the tars
were singing and swearing There
said he. ''when you hear them swearing
you may know there is no danger"
He went back feeling better; but tho
storm increased his alarm. Disconso-
late and unassisted he managed to stag
ger to the forecastle again. The an
Gent mariners were swearing as ever.
Mary" he said. as he crawled into
his berth. to his sympathetic wife, after
lacking across n wet Mary,
hank God they're s'Oearing yet"-,
Harper's Magazine.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Jake and the Ghosts.

One evening, at country store in
eastern Massachusetts,, several farmers
were gathered and were discussing
crops. when the conversation turned or
ghosts. and some very spooky storie,
were told. Finally one of the rustics,
Jake Starbuck by name, who was whit
Ting with big jack knife, avowed his
belief that there were, indeed, such
things rs ghosts.
1--WE seen EN- myself" said he, "bul
amt n mite afraid of any ghost thai
ever walked"
Jake" said one of the farmers, 'Tll
bet yc, ye dassent go out behind the
graveyard this very night"
Dissent, eh?" said Jake. "Well,
I'd be purity kind of man if l das.
sent, wouldn't IP"
well. I'll tell you what I'll do, "
said the farmer, IL have an old hay
rake standin' down in the edge of the
medder, just 'longside of the buryin'
ground. I'll hang pocket handkcr-
chief on that hay-rake early this evenin'
and if you'll 90 down through the
buryin' ground to where it is, and take
it of at midnight, I'll give We shote. "
Agreed" said Jake; I'm do it."
That night at twelve o'clock Jake
found his way to the burying-ground,
CROPPED through 1t in the thick dark.
ness. and finally saw the handkerchief
on the seat of the hay-rake. He had
crept between the shafts of the rake,
and was reaching up in rather agitat-
ed way for the handkerchief, when two
ghostly. shee.ed figures rose up from
behind the rake, and pointed theiI
arms menacingly at him.
Jake hesitated moment, and then
whipped out his big jackknife.
Look out there" he shouted.
"Ghost or no ghost I'll fix you in about
two minutes, as sure as my name:
Jake Starbuck!"
With that he gave leap over the
hay-rake, brandshing his knife as he
did so.
The two ghosts took to their heels
across the meadow, with Jake after
them. First one sheet flew to the
winds and then the other, as the cow
hide boots of the ghosts clattered over
the field with Jake tearing hotly after
them. 1t was live race, but the
ghosts finally got into the woods and
escaped.
1t is needless to say that the ghosts
were the farmer and his hired man, ant
that Jake Starbuck got his shotc. Dos
ton Record.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Report from the Drouth District.

SwEErwATER, Jan. 20.-A CORE
spondent recently made trip through
Runnels, Tom Green and the southern
portion of Nolan counties, and found
stock of all kind wintering splendid
ly, the grass being much better than
for two or three years. The farmers
are having a rough time of it III this
western country. The wheat is about
all dead, and the ground is too dry to
plow, there having been no rain since
August last; and while nobody were
actually in present need of food and
clothing, yet those who are depending
wholly or principally on farming for
a living and who have invested in
school lands, will have to have at least
an extension of time on their interest
payments to the State and OH their
taxes, and will need seed for
spring planting. Some families in the
county have been helped by private
subscriptions, and last 1all the COUNTY
bought $1,000 worth of seed and sold
TO the tanners on one years time at
cost without interest, which has nearly
all been a clear loss. The people have
suffered from the drouth in this county
as severely as in any county in the
State, and while they don't want TO be
advertised to the world as starving or
about to stsrve, yet the situation is
bad enough, and if any legislative re-
lief is found possible they want to be
counted in, at least to the extent of
land interest payments, taxes and
seed. II, however, there is a favor
able spring, with plenty of rain, farm
ers will be able to pull through with
or without relief
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
CITATION.

The State of Texas, Dallas County, to the
Sherig or any Constable of Dallas County,
Greeting:
VOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED,
j. That by making publication of this
citation in some newspaper published In
said state and comfy, you summon Foster
Green, Elias Green, William Green and
Allie Green, Wade Green, Elias Green, Jr.,
and Doyie Green and Cal Green. heirs OF
Anderson Green. deceased and Fent, Roy,
George and Molie Witt, heirs Of Rainey
Witt, deceased, and Evans Green and Pet
Litteield, heirs of Lucy Littletield, de-
ceased, and Joseph and Mollio Ferno, to
appear at the court house in Dallas county,
Texas, to answer the suit of w. X. Green,
administrator, VS.. Foster Green ct al, No
sos, in probate court, TO be held in said
court house, on the first Mond y of Febru-
AIRY, 1887, said suit being filed on the Sd
day of December, 1856, to sell the lands OF
deceased. w. II. Green, lands situate in
Dallas county, Texas, bought by said de-
ceased from Lucinda A. Keller. on the 18th
day Of --, 1881, consisting of three
tracts of 30, 102 and so acres, to pay Debts
of W. H. Green's estate and for partition;
said administrator having made application
in writing, as required by law, that said
defendants, except Fent, Roy, George and
Molhc Witt and Joseph and Mollie Ferno,
whose place of residence is unknown, re-
side in Green county, Illinois.
Herein fail not, but due return make Of
this citation to said term of the Probate
Court, being the next term thereof.
- Given under my hand and seal of
{, Office this the LIST day of January
L's' 1887. w. G. HILL,
- elk. Co. CT. Dallas Co.. Texas.
All persons having claims against the e.
tate of r. II. Evans, deceased, are hereby
notified amp required TO present the same to
n. G.. Turney. of Dallas, Texas, for APP
prevail or rejection within the time pre-
scribed by law, letters testamentary having
been granted to said Turney by the county
court of Dallas county on the Goth day OF
November, 1856. n. q. TURNKEY.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Notice of Administration.

No. 97l. Estate OF Alexander Mcintosh,
deceased.
WHEREAS, Letters Of administration
upon the estate of Alexander Mcintosh. de-
ceased, were granted TO the undersigned by
the county court of Dallas county en- the
2lst day eff December, A. d., 1886, all per-
sons holding claims against said estate are
required TO present the same within the
time prescribed by law.
Ny residence Is at the northwest corner
of Lamar and Hord streets, and my post
Office address is No. 731 Elm street, Dallas,
Texas. M. l.. ROBERTSON,
Administrator OF Estate OF Alexander Me-
IntOsh. de ceased
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
JAY GOULD.
HE ARRIVES IN DALLAS
ABOUT 1 O'CLOCK,
And Is Taken Possession OF by
a COrtege of Citizens,
And Shown the Future Great i'm
State.

IL was generally understood this
morning that j. Gould the railroad
magnate, would arrive in Dallas
sometime to-day, but what hour was
not generally understood, hence the
crowd at the depot was not as large as
it would have been, still there was
quite crowd to get a glimpse at the
man who controls 80 many millions
and who cuts such a prominent figure
railroad matters in this state; but the
crowd was disappointed, as well as
the committee Of prominent citizens
who gathered at the depot in an i'm
promtu manner to give the gentleman
welcome.
Mr.. Gould's private car stopped at
the junction two or three blocks west
of the depot, and from it Mr.. Gould
alighted. Mr. j. E. Schneider, one Of
the committeeman, and hack driver
saw a little man jump from the car,
and jumping to the conclusion that that
was the man they were after, started.in
pursuit and overhaulded the million
aire near the elevator and insisting up
on him entering the carriage he did SO
and was driven to Sanger Bros. store
until the fragments of the committee
could be gathered up and solidified.
Mr.. Gould remained several minutes
at Sanger Bros. looking somewhat I'M
easy and bored, and not at all at his
case. Two carriages were soon drawn
up on Elm street in front of Messrs.
Sanger Bros. Mr.. j. Gould, and
Messrs. j. L. Schneider, j. S. Daugher-
ty andJ. C.O'Connor entered the first
carriage and Messrs. Tompkins, Mar
sails and j. b. Simpson and another
gent man entered the second carriage
and were driven to the Dallas State
State Fair grounds.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
BuckIen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bheum,
Fever Sores, letter Chapped Hands,
Chilblain,, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
w. Ii. lowell Il Bro.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Transatlantic Elects Quay.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 2O.-The two
branches of the legislature assembled
in Joint session and Mr.. Quay was
formally elected United States senator
to succeed NJ. Mitchell.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

THE temperance sentiment is a
growing one in Texas, end the leg
islature will be quite sure to ac-
knowledge its Importance by sub
hitting TO the people a vote on the
constitutional prohibition amend
ment.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Social Tomorrow Night

At Prof Fishers Dancing Academy,
Cockrell's Hall. Scholars will be re-
ceived at any time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
MInnesota's Senator.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 2O.-The Min
nesota Legislature in joint session
elected c. X. Davis United States
senator as the successor of Mr.. Nc
MILAN.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

the HERALD is fairly prosperous.
Its good news reports and well filed
pages Of reading every evening is
gradually and steadily building ii up.
Nothing shall be lefi undone to make
il the lest afternoon paper in the
State.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Illinois.

SpRrKsF1EID, Jan. 2O.-A large au-
dience assembled in the house 10 wit
ness the proceedings of the joint as
semb'y in declaring Charles d. Farwell
elected United States senator.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Social Tomorrow Night

AT Prof. Fishers Dancing Academy
Cockrell's Hall, Main staeet. Scholars
will be received at any time.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

the renowned clairvoyant, can be con-
suited AT his Office, 1920 Main street.
Office hours, 9 a. m. to 9p. m.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Dawes I'm Massachusetts.

Boston, Jan 2O.--On the second bal
lot the vote stood: Dawes 1sl, Long
%. Collins IL, Robinson so. Russell IL.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

Master Tommy Now let's have Tom,
Tom, the Piper's sonlr Slster-No mol That's
no; Sunday song" Master Tommy-"We
could say Tom, Tom. The PAzon' s,Sou, you
- lll- -. IL - -
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

The biggest line of silver plated
ware in Dallas at Doherty Il Co.'s, 6O3
Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

TTTnnTT FOR ALL. $50 week and
M nUk expenses paid. Valuable outfit
WU0 n and particulars free.
W Oll1AP. o. NICKERY. Augusta. Me.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-12-14
Mississippi,s s5, 900 Maidstone.

A day or two ago Mr.. r. l.. Milan, an
old and respected citizen of Waterford,
Miss. called at The Avalanche Office and
exhibited u maidstone that has history.
1t was brought to Alabama from China
in 1910 by DR.. William Barker, who
used it with success for several years. AT
his death it was sold to Jarvis Milan,
the father of The AValanuhG's visitor,
and four others. Milan moved to Mis-
sissippi in 1885, and took the stone with
him, having bought out the interest Of
his partners. He died in 1910 and left
the stone to his son. Tho present pro-
prietor has used it in 1880 cases, fol
bites of rabid dogs, COWS and horses, be-
sides spider and snake bites, and he
asserts that it did not fail to effect u cure
in q single instance when applied before
paroxysms had set in
The stone is porous, of a light cream
color, an inch and a quarter in' diameter
and weighs one ounce. 1t has been
broken in five places, and is mended with
silver bands. When person is bitten
the wound is first carefully washed with
warm water, a mop being used to guard
against danger to the operator from in
fected blood or pus. The stone Is then
bound tightly upon the affected part and
left there from two to fifteen hours, ac-
cording to the freshness Of the bite-the
older it is the longer the time necessary.
When removed it is found to have alb
sorbed Il quantity of blood or pus from
the wound. 1t is then washed clean in
warm water and dried before fire or
stove Mr.. Milan has been offered $4,000
for his treasure, but refuses TO sell. He
gets a good revenue from it, charging
those patients who are able to ray, but its
virtues are more frequently called into
play to save the lives of unfortunates who
have nothing to give in return. 1t is to
Mr.. Milam's credit that these are never
refused and that he values the stone
most for the good it does to suffering hui
manity. He is greatly troubled lest at
his death his children should divide it up
and thus destroy its virtue.-Memphis
Avalanche.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-12-14
Bill Nye and Els Work.

A literary character who has come to
us from the west is making his way i'll
popularity Edgar William Nye, as his
parents called him before he gave him.
self the simpler name of Bill Nye, has in
all probability the largest daily mail of
any newspaper man in New York. His let
tiers are mainly from humoriSt cranks, a
newly developed fraternity of fools who
send him long pieces i'll rs close imitation
of his own writings as they are able to
produce. These are sent neither for pub
LEGATION nor, as he says, :'as an evidence
of good faith. - but simply, as it appears,
to let the funny man know that others
can be as funny as himself, OF at least can
try to be.
Bill Nye looks exactly like the pictures
that are made as caricatureS Of him. lie
has enough hair at each side of his head
for an affidavit that he is not bald, but
the whole top of his head and his face
are hairless. He is tall and heavy, but
as ungraceful as Mark Twain. He is in
the neighborhood of Al or ~, has wife
and boy. and lives in more than mere
comfort in an uptown brown stone house.
His salary is 500 a week, and he has
contracted to write only for one journal.
He produces two articles-always one for
Sunday and a shorter one for the middle
of the week-and this he considers en-
Toying vacation. Before he came to
New York he wrote something almost
every day. He makes acquaintance
slowly, but is exceedingly liked by all
who know him, mainly because he is
thoroughly democratic and plain in his
manners.-New York Cor. Chicago Her
oil
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-12-14
Description of IL Naval Battle.

These who have read the narrative of
the battle between the Guerrero and the
Constitution during the war of 1912 re-
member that the American frigate, al
though it received three brOadsides from
the British man-of-war, did not fire until
she had come to close quarters. Then
her fire WAS SO rapid that in a few min
utes the British ship struck her colors.
The story Of the capture. as spoken by Il
Trenchman speaking broken English,
sets forth the main points of the engage
ment:
You see, I vas come from MarseiIles
with shecpload vine and cognac; vas go
to &c Lcvant trade. By'm-by Capitaine
Dacre he come With Eat Guerrero, and
he tax my sheep; and he TAX all my
vine an my cognac in he's sheep; me
an n1y crew he tax prisoners an he
burn my sheep.
pretty soon he say: 'Ah, Capitaine
Dufosse, I so look now TO- Eat Yankee
frigate, &c Constitution Pretty soon he
see Eat sheep. 'Ah, Capitaine Dufosse, ,
he say, I'm goin' TAX Eat sheep in
twenty minutes!
Ven he come up with her he give Won
broadside: br-r-r-r-r-re! Eat Yankee he
say Messing; br-r-r-r-r-re! re other broad
side. Re Yankee he no say Messing!
" 'Tonnere!' l say, what is zat2'
Br-r-r-r-r-re! from re Guerriere. Eat
Yankee he no say Messing.
"Pretty soon when he came close
br-r-r-r-r. re! br-r-r-r-r-re! br-r-r-r-r-reI
81 go below. After avile I come on
de deck. Capitaine D&cre vas Civ his
sword to Capitainc Hull!
Il say, 'Ah, ha, Capitaine Dacrc! You
say you goin' tax Eat Yankee fricate in
twenty minutes! lie tax you in tan!' :"
Youths Companion.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-12-14
New Device for Catching Nicke1s.

A new device for catching nickels is
Just out, which as a novelty eclipses its
! competitors in weighing machines, minia-
ttE steamboats, and locomotives seen
Occasionally in hotel lobbies and public
places where people congregate. This
machine is automatic like the others, and
consists of stand of iron three feet high,
supporting a square box made Of wood,
two sides being panels of glass to admit
light and enable people to see the thing
work. Inside is sort of miniature
metal wheelbarrow, tipped at an angle OF
about forty-five degrees. At the top of
the box, directly over the wheelbarrow,
is square cut hole about an inch and
half wide by three inches long, large
enough to enable one to drop five cent
piece through into slot below, which is
between the two handles Of the barrow
and about quarter Of an inch in width.
If the money is poised carefully over the
hole at the top and dropped SO as to fall
into the slot. the owner will see it roll
into little receptacle on the outside of
the box opposite the end Of the barrow;
closely followed by another five cent
piece, which is his prize, besides getting
his first one back. Should it again be
tried and the nickel strike the edges of
the opening, which is about three or four
times its thickness, of course it goes into
the lower part of the inside of the box,
thus adding to the treasury of the owner
of the machine. - New York Evening
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-12-14
TnaDOrtancc of PaDer,

Paper is becoming an important article
to all manufacturers. The latest thing is
the paper coffin. and it bids fair to take
the place of wood, being light, durable
and waterproof. The paper coffin can be
made for a few dollars, and, with the
proper veneering, is capable of a beauti-
full finish in imitation Of any costly wood.
All paper articles have the advantage of
cheapness, while they last about as long
as wooden wares. Manufacturers are
now making paper water buckets and
paper doors. These are very popular.
The doors are waterproof and will not
shrink or crack. For several years past
we have seen paper car wheels and paper
rowing boats. can t say when the next
innovation will be made, for only the
other day wiped my mouth on paper
napkin, and few hours later saw a
paper dress imported from IAris. The
clerk told me that French women of the
middle classes were stanch patrons of the
paper dress. 1t will not be long before
we shall be building paper houses, and for
half the money we now pay out for
homes. Z. H. Smith in Globe
Democrat.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-12-14
PROCESS OF CANE PLANTING.
Methods Pursued on u Louisiana Planta,
tion-WOrk In the StnbbIe Fields.

Methods Pursued on u Louisiana Planta-
homework In the StubbIe Fields.
s Let us follow in their sequence the
processes of planting. First is the I'M
covering with plows of the burrows in
which the seed cane has been buried
Since last fall, the pulling it out of the
ground with great iron hooks attached to
poles, and the leading it into carts. In
The ''hooking up gang Observed two
white men working with the negroes.
They are Spaniards from the Terre aux
Boeufs country, the other, side of the
sswamps. There are two others who are
Neither whites nor negroes. They have
~ brown complexion, high cheek bones,
regular features and straight black hair.
These are 8 Manila men natives of the
Philippine Islands. The curiously mixed
population of lower Louisiana includes
1000 or 5000 of them. ii
Big, stout carts, with broad tired
wheels, haul the resurrected canes to. the
field prepared for planting. Here gang
Of women called choppers" take up the
canes by armfuls and drop them in heaps
at intervals beside the burrows. They are
placed in the burrows by other women
called planters. Another gang passes
along the burrows and chops up the canes
with rude Ratchet like knives. The OBJ
iect of this is to give the weak eyes
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-12-14

The latest reports upon the corn crop
show that the estimates of the yield per
acre before husking were generally too
high. 49,.
Indian Agent Queens is in consultation
with the head men of the Cherokee ma
ton, and it is believed some compromise
will be effected.
Delegate Clifford has presented IN the
hcuse g memorial from the Dakota 1egis-
1ature, asking for division of the Bis
marck land districts.
There seems to be general tendency
for reduction In freight rates This ia
something unusual for this time of the
year. The winter rates have always been
much higher than the summer.
The contest over public land agitation
will be waged as fercely in this congress
as in the last. Few forfeiture cases will
be pushed, but additional safeguards
against fraudulent occupation will be
enacted s-#s ~